ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to be consistent; to be coherent
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to keep away; to keep at a distance
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
drop (e.g. of water); drip
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect